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Taye Currency Speaks out After Losing N10 Million to CBEX Platform
Popular Fuji artist Taye Currency has spoken out after losing N10 million to the now-defunct digital trading platform, CBEX.
The platform, which reportedly shut down on Monday, April 14, 2025, is said to have vanished with over N1.3 trillion in investors’ funds. This locked users out of their accounts and left many in shock.
During a recent live show, Taye Currency opened up about his painful experience in a video that has now gone viral. Speaking in Yoruba, the singer expressed deep frustration and cursed those who encouraged him to invest in the scheme.
According to him, four close associates—Sodiq, Alaba, Brother Muca, and his band manager Lateef—were all involved. They each invested large sums, including Alaba who allegedly stole N1.2 million during a performance just to join the scheme.
Taye Currency said he felt like he would develop high blood pressure if he didn’t speak out. He addef that he trusted his team with the N10 million investment which disappeared when the platform crashed.
He’s now believed to be the first public figure in Nigeria to openly admit losing money to the collapsed platform.
VeryDarkMan shares that he was warned by Burna Boy once that the Nigerians he fights for will one day turn on him.
He shared “Burna Boy warned me, he said the Nigerians I’m fighting for will backstab me. They’ll put knife in your neck if they have the opportunity.”
“Fighting for Nigerians is tiring. Same Nigerians that tried to cancel Burna of their own because of what happened in his UK show. Una international star. Just because him tell one person make him Comot from him show, Una join them everybody wan cancel am.”
Well, a particular song or songs have been ringing in everyone’s ears this week. Do we have the same answer?
Yes, “Heaven Baby” by Ayra Starr and Zayn Malik.
The song has risen quite well, with TikTok users also using it for different trends and videos. It has also made an impact on the charts, reaching No. 2 on the UK Official Afrobeats Chart in its first week.
Other songs from Ayra Starr’s Starrgirl album that have been getting attention include:
- Misunderstood
- Amazing
- Gimme Dat
- Dangerous
- Pressure
“Heaven Baby” has also been gaining significant traction on TikTok, with hundreds of thousands of videos using the sound.
Movie lovers, this weekend we’ll be looking at 10 movies Angelina Jolie has acted in.
- Girl, Interrupted
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Wanted
- Salt
- The Tourist
- Maleficent
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- Eternals
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